personate
verb (used with object)
to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
had been personating
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past perfect progressiveof personate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Siberia at least, if it was discovered that I had been personating a Russian officer and fighting duels in his name.
From By Right of Sword by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
